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21.01.2022 A nice photo showing pollen being carried on the 'pollen baskets' on the hind legs of this worker stingless bee.
20.01.2022 We often get asked on the book we refer to in some of our posts and videos. The book we recommend as essential reading and a part of learning about Native bees is "The Australian Native Bee Book", by Tim Heard. I have never come across someone being disappointed with the book and detail and pictures are amazing. It can be purchased direct from here: https://shop.sugarbag.net/products/the-native-bee-book
20.01.2022 Another difficult but rewarding rescue of Native bees today, they were in a large tree that fell over a year ago. The timber had seasoned so landowner cut into sections finding active Native bees. The Native bee nest had been sectioned out and cut through when the tree was cut up for firewood. Now to sort out the pieces tomorrow to ensure they have best chances of rebuilding and repair. Each section is over 100KG and required careful movement to vehicle.
18.01.2022 Massive swarm of Native Stingless bees in Brisbane
17.01.2022 Large swarm of Stingless Native Bees above and entering water meter in Brisbane #nativebees
17.01.2022 Found this beauty at work the otherday....morningside
16.01.2022 Recent Native bee Rescue and removal in Brisbane. The native bees where in a main water meter valve tube. These are difficult to remove in this situation although success was made with large brood cell removed, majority of bees captured and Queen bee recovered and placed in a new hive to ensure ongoing health. The main Brood cell and queen were 30cm deep down from surface.
15.01.2022 This is a congregation of Native stingless bees in Brisbane. These are males roosting overnight as the sun goes down and may be preparing to compete to mate with a queen.
15.01.2022 Native Stingless Bee Rescue from Brick retaining wall in Brisbane today. Our customer Libby and her builder were kind enough to stop demolition work to allow the Native bees to be saved. A large Brood was removed safely and many bees vacuumed to help survival of transfer. There was plenty of Honey so Libby had her first taste and was able to collect some.
12.01.2022 Remember, World Bee day tomorrow, take the time out to enjoy your surrounds and Bees!
10.01.2022 This is a large established Tetragonula carbonaria Native bee nest in Brisbane, located in a NBN pit.
10.01.2022 Removal and relocation of Native bees in water meter box in Brisbane. The Brood cell was deep down in water meter. The Honey pots were carefully removed so as not to contaminate the brood cell eggs which laid below. Following removal work could be completed by the Plumber as access was now safely available to the water meter mains tap. This will be a successful rescue as the brood eggs were removed perfectly and the Queen bee nicely found running across her eggs in the new hive.
10.01.2022 Native Bees in Brisbane mid morning cool 18 Degrees very active and returning with Pollen
08.01.2022 Very Large Native bee colony relocated from clients house yesterday.
07.01.2022 Sorting through this puzzle to piece together and rescue a Native Bee Hive in Brisbane recently cut up during firewood collection.
05.01.2022 An example from a customers house in Brisbane where a Eduction method is being used for Native bee hive duplication. This method is used to hopefully obtain a second nest from the main mother nest. In this case the mother nest is in an established log. The most widely used and quickest method used by native bee keepers to duplicate a hive is to split the hive in two from a hive box. In cases where a log hive exists the hive should be left as is in the log and an Eduction made.... Eduction of Native bees can also be made from established hives in hive boxes or from a natural nest site such as a tree or cavity wall. With Eduction the main mother nest remains. The process of Eduction can take many months and requires careful monitoring. The duplicate hive is removed from the mother hive when a new queen and Brood is seen in the attached box. Eduction method for Native bees is also known as Natural Hive Duplication.
05.01.2022 A video on Native stingless bee removal from Meter box in Brisbane. This was required as service by plumber was needed and plumber would not work till cleared. After removal the hive was placed over meter box allowing worker bees to enter new hive to help establish new home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYy7J1Q6tBI
04.01.2022 Tim Heard through ANBA is needing help in completion of survey for the Australian stingless bee industry. Its a short survey and you can answer questions relevant to your bee keeping. The survey is open for hobbyists to professional Native Bee Keepers. The Link to Survey is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FHGFT8N
03.01.2022 https://brisbanenativebees.com.au//brisbane-native-bees-i/
03.01.2022 Native stingless bee rescued from water meter. These are relocated to a hive and removed so as access to water main and meter can be made. If you find Native bees in your water meter please do not spray, we will come out promply to remove safely.
03.01.2022 University Queenland "The science of Stingless Bees" with Tobias Smith https://youtu.be/iSAHrhfw5Nw?t=180
